Serious SMRT tunnel flooding: 8 staff Sacked over falsification of maintenance records.

[CoffeeAhSoh]

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SMRT tunnel flooding: 8 staff dismissed over falsification of maintenance records.

Train operator SMRT has dismissed eight staff over falsification of maintenance records after it concluded an internal investigation into the flooding at the Bishan-Braddell tunnel last month.

The staff who were dismissed comprised one senior executive, two managers and five technical staff, SMRT said in a statement on Monday (27 November).


Two former SMRT staff – Vice President Tay Tien Seng and Senior Manager Ivan Kok – had failed to exercise sufficient supervision over the period when the falsification of maintenance records occurred. SMRT said it reserves the right to pursue legal action against them.

Another Vice President and two other management executives have also been disciplined for “failing to exercise the due care and diligence expected of them” over the maintenance of the pumps, SMRT said, without specifying the actions taken against them.

The staff responsible for the anti-flooding system did not maintain it for almost a year although it has to be serviced every three months.

SMRT said that it had made “critical personnel changes” including setting up a joint readiness inspection team and engaging independent experts to tighten and improve maintenance activities.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

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heard that Legal Action looming :(

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Rot starts from the top.
Sack the paper general and the Penang Cow

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

SMRT sacks 8 staff, holds 5 others responsible for tunnel flooding incident.

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SINGAPORE - Beleaguered rail operator SMRT has sacked staff members found to have falsified maintenance records pertaining to an anti-flooding system, and demoted others in the wake of unprecedented flooding incident last month.

A total of 13 employees – several holding senior managerial posts – have been held responsible, the company said on Monday (Nov 27).

Of these, eight have been dismissed, two resigned while three others were subject to undisclosed discplinary actions.

Those sacked comprised those in the work team who had falsified pump maintenance records, and the managers and senior executive who were in charge of ensuring that pump maintenance was duly carried out during the period. They are made up of one senior executive, two managers and five technical staff.

The two men who quit had done so soon after the flooding of train tunnels which crippled a large section of the North-South Line on Oct 7 and 8. The incident affected more than a quarter of a million commuters.

Investigations had found that vice-president Tay Tien Seng and senior manager Ivan Kok had failed to exercise sufficient supervision during the period when the falsification of the pump maintenance records occurred.

“As they are no longer with the company, SMRT reserves its right to pursue legal action against them as may be appropriate,” the company said.

Although investigators have not found out why the pumps and related switches failed - individual components were in proper working order immediately after the incident - they concluded that the crew tasked with maintaining the system had not done so for nearly a year. The system is supposed to be serviced once every quarter.

SMRT added that three other management executives, including a vice-president, were disciplined “according to our internal disciplinary framework for failing to exercise the due care and diligence expected of them in relation to the maintenance of the pumps”.

The Straits Times understands that the vice-president, company veteran Ng Tek Poo, has been demoted. The other two disciplined are believed to be members of senior management.

In response to SMRT’s actions, the National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU) said yesterday that it “does not condone any action or inaction by workers that could cause harm to fellow workers and commuters or damage the operations of our public transport system”.

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• Sackings and Demotions
• Sacked: 1 senior executive, 2 managers, 5 technical staff
  
  Face possible legal action: 1 vice-president, 1 senior manager
  
  Demoted: 1 vice-president
  
  Unknown disciplinary action: 2 senior management executives
  

 

[johnny333]

Are they all Sporeans or are some imported FTs?

 

[virus]

according to one dead old cock, no amount of engineering can prevent this. so no legal intercourse is required.

 

[Cottonmouth]

Where is that Amnesty promised by that military dog??

 

[borom]

How about the SGH hepatitis scandal ,those whose negligence resulted in 25 affected, of whom 8 died- none of the 16 culprits were identified and they were only sternly warned and fined.
here nobody died and the punishment much harsher-lives so cheap in PAP red dot?

 

[Cottonmouth]

How about the SGH hepatitis scandal ,those whose negligence resulted in 25 affected, of whom 8 died- none of the 16 culprits were identified and they were only sternly warned and fined.
here nobody died and the punishment much harsher-lives so cheap in PAP red dot?

Wait for it to happen again to PAPPIE'S offsprings.

 

[dr.wailing]

Where is that Amnesty promised by that military dog??

Yeah....what happened to the people who were covered by the amnesty? Were they among the people sacked?

 

[dr.wailing]

Are they all Sporeans or are some imported FTs?

Does it even matter? As long as they were found guilty, they HAD to be fired.

 

[dr.wailing]

here nobody died and the punishment much harsher-lives so cheap in PAP red dot?

Now you know....it's not too late.

 

[sweetiepie]

my uncle say why nobody say who the 13 employees voted for.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

my aunty said they voted for more good years

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Does it even matter? As long as they were found guilty, they HAD to be fired.

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if they are FT then they are " not street smart " - they cant smell the flooding coming...

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Yeah....what happened to the people who were covered by the amnesty? Were they among the people sacked?

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if this happened in the army these jokers will be Court Marshalled

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

How about the SGH hepatitis scandal ,those whose negligence resulted in 25 affected, of whom 8 died- none of the 16 culprits were identified and they were only sternly warned and fined.
here nobody died and the punishment much harsher-lives so cheap in PAP red dot?

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sad :(

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Are they all Sporeans or are some imported FTs?

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this i have to ask Des for the name list...:(

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Where is that Amnesty promised by that military dog??

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only Des have the Confidential Name List ...over the weeks the list could have lenghtened :(

 

[Bonut]

How about the SGH hepatitis scandal ,those whose negligence resulted in 25 affected, of whom 8 died- none of the 16 culprits were identified and they were only sternly warned and fined.
here nobody died and the punishment much harsher-lives so cheap in PAP red dot?

Did they publish the names of those who were affected and died ?

I don't seem to be able to find the names.